Assorted Stupidity #52
When attorneys get carried away at a press conference: "I have a client who is not only not guilty, he is truly 100% innocent," said the attorney for the man initially charged with sending ricin to federal officials. She was…
2013
Naked TSA Protester’s Appeal to Be Heard Tuesday
As you may recall, John Brennan took off all his clothes last April at an airport checkpoint in Portland to protest being hassled by the TSA (they got a false positive on that swab test), and was then charged with…
Creeps (Back) in the News
O.J. Simpson and Joe Francis, to be specific.
Mom, I Love You, But Please Don’t Write Foreign Leaders Without Telling Me
Presidential historian Michael Beschloss sends out some great stuff on Twitter (@beschlossDC). On Mother's Day, he tweeted this image of a letter from JFK to his mom, dated November 3, 1962. In it, the President tells his mother he has…
No, You Can’t Force Your Employees to Be Scientologists
So says the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission in this press release, describing a lawsuit it filed today (May 9) against a Miami company. According to the EEOC, the company required employees to take Scientology courses and engage in a variety…
John McAfee: “I’m a Master at Sullying My Own Name”
Turns out that former software mogul and current oddball John McAfee successfully escaped the persecution (or prosecution, depending on who you believe) he was facing in Belize. See "If I Am Captured, This Blog Will Continue," Lowering the Bar (Dec….
Former Judge Ordered to Send Out Pictures of Herself Wearing Handcuffs
Together with an apology.
Judge Orders Prenda Law Group Beamed Out Into Space
For full coverage of the Prenda Law debacle, let me refer you to Popehat, where Ken has been following it closely for a while now and has written many excellent posts on the saga (with help from, among others, Cathy Gellis). As a…
Guess What the Air Force’s Chief of Sexual Assault Prevention Was Just Arrested For (UPDATED)
Shoplifting! No, I'm just kidding. It was sexual assault. Ironically, according to the website of the U.S. Air Force's Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Program—a program that was led until today by the alleged assailant, who now seems to have…
TIP: If You’re Standing in Front of a Car, You Are In a Poor Negotiating Position
Don’t try this at home, or anywhere.